Best Ab Exercises from Around the World

How It Works

To summer-ize your waistline in record time, take this around-the-globe tour of the top tummy toners. Do two sets of each move, completing all 10 in any order to target your abs from every angle. (Or pick a few to add middle-whittling power to your regular routine.) All you'll need is a single two-pound dumbbell and a resistance band — and a credit card for that dream bikini you'll be wearing all summer!

Torso Tightener

Trainer: Melanie Rojas-Guzman, certified Zumba education specialist

Targets: Abs, obliques, butt, and legs

Stand with feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes turned out 45 degrees, and hold one end of a single dumbbell in each hand, arms extended in front of chest so weight is parallel to floor. (Use a dumbbell no heavier than 2 pounds or no weight.)